La Perouse enters Botany Bay and his chaplain, Abbe Mones, celebrates the first
Mass within Australian territory
First Irish convicts transported to Botany Bay
Governor Phillip is petitioned by Catholic settlers in Parramatta for the appointment of a Chaplin.
First official public mass - held under strict government supervision
Australia's first official priests, Fr John Therry and Fr Philip Conolly, arrive in Sydney.
In answer to Archbishop Polding's plea for a community of sisters in the colony, five Sisters of Charity come to Sydney with a mission to serve the impoverished and underprivileged.
St Mary’s cathedral is renovated. The Archdiocese now comprises of 33 parishes, 30 churches, and 35 priests serving a population of 55,000 Catholics, the majority of whom are Irish or of Irish ancestry.
Mary Mackillop and Fr Julian Tenison Woods establish the sisters of St Joseph.
Mary Mackillop dies.
WW1 declared. Catholics become influential in the labour party.
With the increase in births following WWII, Catholic schools are under pressure and swamped by heavy demand.
Mass changes from Latin to English.
Rome declares that Australia is no longer a mission country.
St Mary’s Cathedral is restored.
Pope Francis is appointed head of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of the Vatican City State.